The crews who evolved this grassroots Chicago dance style often end up as sideshows to DJs or rappers—but the Era hope to change that with their first stage production.
Plus: Rock duos Pussy Foot and Drool pair up on a split cassette, and art-book shop Bing hosts a footwork-themed film screening, discussion, and performance.
The shorts program "Kartemquin Members' Work for Hire" kicks off a monthlong series of eye-opening discoveries from the annals of educational filmmaking.